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en-usPenn State University Relationsnews@psu.edu (Penn State News)Self-assembling, biomimetic membranes may aid water filtrationhttp://news.psu.edu/story/363981/2015/07/31/research/self-assembling-biomimetic-membranes-may-aid-water-filtration
A synthetic membrane that self assembles and is easily produced may lead to better gas separation, water purification, drug delivery and DNA recognition, according to an international team of researchers.
http://news.psu.edu/story/363981/2015/07/31/research/self-assembling-biomimetic-membranes-may-aid-water-filtrationFri, 31 Jul 2015 09:15 -0400Penn State News - EngineeringOn-Chip Processor: First Step in Point-of-Care Asthma &Tuberculosis Diagnosticshttp://news.psu.edu/story/364220/2015/07/30/research/chip-processor-first-step-point-care-asthma-tuberculosis
A device to mix liquids utilizing ultrasonics is the first and most difficult component in a miniaturized system for low-cost analysis of sputum from patients with pulmonary diseases such as tuberculosis and asthma.
http://news.psu.edu/story/364220/2015/07/30/research/chip-processor-first-step-point-care-asthma-tuberculosisThu, 30 Jul 2015 12:53 -0400Penn State News - EngineeringElnashai coauthors second edition of earthquake engineering texthttp://news.psu.edu/story/364110/2015/07/29/academics/elnashai-coauthors-second-edition-earthquake-engineering-text
Amr Elnashai, Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of Engineering at Penn State, and Luigi Di Sarno, assistant professor of earthquake engineering at the University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy, have released a second edition of their text “Fundamentals of Earthquake Engineering: From Source to Fragility.”
http://news.psu.edu/story/364110/2015/07/29/academics/elnashai-coauthors-second-edition-earthquake-engineering-textWed, 29 Jul 2015 11:50 -0400Penn State News - EngineeringKane named director of Center for Optical Wireless Applicationshttp://news.psu.edu/story/364102/2015/07/29/academics/kane-named-director-center-optical-wireless-applications
Tim Kane, professor of electrical engineering in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the College of Engineering at Penn State, has been appointed as the new director of the Center for Optical Wireless Applications (COWA).
http://news.psu.edu/story/364102/2015/07/29/academics/kane-named-director-center-optical-wireless-applicationsWed, 29 Jul 2015 11:20 -0400Penn State News - EngineeringSingle-room fire closes Hammond Building at University Parkhttp://news.psu.edu/story/364070/2015/07/29/campus-life/single-room-fire-closes-hammond-building-university-park
A late-night, accidental fire in Hammond Building that began in a first-floor graduate student room was extinguished within minutes, but officials have closed the building for all activities on July 29 as a precaution while the building is cleaned and vented. Damage was contained to one room, however, a heavy smoke smell lingering in the building played a large role in the decision.
http://news.psu.edu/story/364070/2015/07/29/campus-life/single-room-fire-closes-hammond-building-university-parkWed, 29 Jul 2015 01:58 -0400Penn State News - EngineeringPenn State launches online master’s degree in electrical engineeringhttp://news.psu.edu/story/363963/2015/07/28/academics/penn-state-launches-online-master%E2%80%99s-degree-electrical-engineering
Penn State is now accepting applications for the online master’s degree in electrical engineering offered through Penn State World Campus. The program will be taught by engineering faculty from Penn State’s Harrisburg campus and the College of Engineering at University Park.
http://news.psu.edu/story/363963/2015/07/28/academics/penn-state-launches-online-master%E2%80%99s-degree-electrical-engineeringTue, 28 Jul 2015 08:00 -0400Penn State News - EngineeringElectrical engineering’s Guler invited to two conferences for womenhttp://news.psu.edu/story/363330/2015/07/27/academics/electrical-engineering%E2%80%99s-guler-invited-two-conferences-women
Electrical engineering graduate student Basak Guler is attending two workshops for female engineers.
http://news.psu.edu/story/363330/2015/07/27/academics/electrical-engineering%E2%80%99s-guler-invited-two-conferences-womenMon, 27 Jul 2015 09:10 -0400Penn State News - EngineeringPA Department of Community & Economic Development tours Learning Factoryhttp://news.psu.edu/story/363928/2015/07/27/pa-department-community-economic-development-tours-learning-factory
Carrie Lepore, Deputy Secretary of Marketing, Tourism, and Film in the Pennsylvania Department of Community &amp; Economic Development, visited the Bernard M. Gordon Learning Factory on July 23. The goal of the visit was for Lepore to see firsthand the exciting work taking place at the Learning Factory and better understand how the Learning Factory benefits the commonwealth.
http://news.psu.edu/story/363928/2015/07/27/pa-department-community-economic-development-tours-learning-factoryMon, 27 Jul 2015 08:38 -0400Penn State News - EngineeringNarayanan provides Congressional briefing on brain-inspired computer systemshttp://news.psu.edu/story/363897/2015/07/24/research/narayanan-provides-congressional-briefing-brain-inspired-computer
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Engineering in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, provided a briefing last week on brain-inspired computing systems hosted by the Senate and House National Labs Caucuses.
http://news.psu.edu/story/363897/2015/07/24/research/narayanan-provides-congressional-briefing-brain-inspired-computerFri, 24 Jul 2015 11:03 -0400Penn State News - EngineeringResearchers develop new 'portable power supply' for engineering microbeshttp://news.psu.edu/story/363813/2015/07/23/research/researchers-develop-new-portable-power-supply-engineering-microbes
Penn State engineers have developed a new ‘portable power supply’ that will make it easier to manufacture plastics, therapeutics, fuels and other chemicals from sustainable feedstocks using diverse microbial organisms.
http://news.psu.edu/story/363813/2015/07/23/research/researchers-develop-new-portable-power-supply-engineering-microbesThu, 23 Jul 2015 16:32 -0400Penn State News - EngineeringWang receives $2.2M grant to develop programmable biomaterialshttp://news.psu.edu/story/363800/2015/07/23/research/wang-receives-22m-grant-develop-programmable-biomaterials
Yong Wang, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Penn State, was recently awarded a five-year, $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to develop programmable biomaterials.
http://news.psu.edu/story/363800/2015/07/23/research/wang-receives-22m-grant-develop-programmable-biomaterialsThu, 23 Jul 2015 14:48 -0400Penn State News - EngineeringJanik receives two NSF grants for computational catalyst designhttp://news.psu.edu/story/363765/2015/07/23/research/janik-receives-two-nsf-grants-computational-catalyst-design
Michael Janik, professor of chemical engineering and John J. and Jean M. Brennan Clean Energy Early Career Professor in the College of Engineering, has been awarded two independent research grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) totaling over $478,000.
http://news.psu.edu/story/363765/2015/07/23/research/janik-receives-two-nsf-grants-computational-catalyst-designThu, 23 Jul 2015 10:58 -0400Penn State News - EngineeringNew program helps bridge gap between business and engineeringhttp://news.psu.edu/story/363716/2015/07/22/academics/new-program-helps-bridge-gap-between-business-and-engineering
An initiative from Penn State's College of Engineering and Smeal College of Business aims to provide training for engineering students in business.
http://news.psu.edu/story/363716/2015/07/22/academics/new-program-helps-bridge-gap-between-business-and-engineeringWed, 22 Jul 2015 16:12 -0400Penn State News - EngineeringTwo civil engineering juniors selected for Pennsylvania-based scholarshiphttp://news.psu.edu/story/363713/2015/07/22/academics/two-civil-engineering-juniors-selected-pennsylvania-based
Mark Bachman and Ethan Miller, both juniors in civil engineering at Penn State, were recently awarded the 2015 Eric J. Gennuso and LeRoy D. (Bud) Loy, Jr. Scholarship from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Pennsylvania.
http://news.psu.edu/story/363713/2015/07/22/academics/two-civil-engineering-juniors-selected-pennsylvania-basedWed, 22 Jul 2015 16:00 -0400Penn State News - EngineeringPenn State, Volvo Group discuss research collaboration on intelligent vehicleshttp://news.psu.edu/story/363708/2015/07/22/research/penn-state-volvo-group-discuss-research-collaboration-intelligent
In early June, Penn State hosted representatives from Volvo Group Trucks Technology and the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) to explore an East Coast-West Coast collaboration around intelligent commercial vehicle research.
http://news.psu.edu/story/363708/2015/07/22/research/penn-state-volvo-group-discuss-research-collaboration-intelligentWed, 22 Jul 2015 15:46 -0400Penn State News - Engineering